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Arbor Day Celebration 2015We love the rain! But it soaked the grounds over at Glenwyck Park, so our 2015 Arbor Day celebration, that was to be held April 25, was cancelled. The park was just too wet to set up and the parking area was unusable. Arbor Day 2014

Westlake has been granted the honor and privilege
of receiving the Tree City USA title for the past 14 years. To help keep the
designation, about 20 TD Auto Finance employees
and their families partnered with Town officials and Metheny Landscaping for an
Arbor Day event on Saturday to celebrate during Earth Week.Twenty five trees were planted
on the grounds of TD Auto Finance and 20 trees were given to volunteers at the
event. Metheny Landscaping helped to
take down fence, remove brush, and plant the new trees, which were donated by
the Town. Afterward, participants were fed a hot dog lunch and the little ones
were treated to fire truck tours, courtesy of Westlake Fire Department.

In addition to the tree
planting event, Arbor Day activities were held at Westlake Academy. A Fort
Worth regional forester made a special visit to the school and spoke to
students about the importance of planting trees, and the proper way to plant
and care for newly planted trees. Students also received educational pamphlets
and an Arbor day bracelet.

Arbor Day 2013

A wonderful time was had by all at the 2014 Arbor Day event as we welcomed over 300 visitors that came out to celebrate the Town’s Tree City USA Award presentation. The award was presented to Mayor Wheat by Courtney Blevins with the Forest Service Fort Worth. In addition, we were honored to have State Representative Giovanni Capriglione introduce himself and present an Arbor Day proclamation to Mayor Wheat.

Many activities were held for the entire family such as music performed by the Payin My Dues Band sponsored in partnership with WPAS, Arts Council NE and the Town of Westlake. Participants enjoyed face painting, a butterfly exhibit/release, WPAS’s art contest display, kid’s crafts, a balloon twister and juggler, game truck, Meat U Anywhere BBQ, Cassies Frozen Yogurt, and many other fun things to do. We rose over $10,000 through corporate sponsorships, gift in kind donations, raffle ticket sales, beverage sales and exhibit booth fees to help fund the event. Many, many thanks to our community contributors for helping us make this year’s event such a big success!

Tree City USA Award RecipientThe Arbor Day Foundation recently awarded Westlake the honor of being named a Tree City USA community for 2013, the Town's 14th consecutive year to be granted this prestigious award. "Everyone benefits when elected officials, volunteers and committed citizens in communities like Westlake make smart investments in urban forests," said John Rosenow, founder and chief executive officer of the Arbor Day Foundation. "Trees bring shade to our homes and beauty to our neighborhoods, along with numerous economic, social and environmental benefits."

"We make an immense mistake when we think of trees solely an aesthetic member of a community. They cut pollution, they cool the air, they prevent erosion, they muffle sound, they produce oxygen. Then after all that, they look good." - Dr. Richard Leake